Psalm 140:5
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פַּח
pach
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
חֶבֶל
chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a c...
English grammatical function word ('wayside'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
מוֹקֵשׁ
môwqêsh
a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('wayside'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →מוֹקֵשׁ môwqêsh
a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
Study H4170 →חֶבֶל chebel
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especi...
Study H2256 →פַּח pach
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
Study H6341 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him wit...
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